Centering and securing means for electric candles



Jan. 22 1924.

W. B GODDARD CENTERINC AND SECURING MEANS FCR ELECTRIC CANDLES Filed May4. 1921 Patented Jan. 22, 1924.

STATES halt PATENT WILFRED B. GODDARD, 0F SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA,ASSIGNOR TO THOMAS DAY COMPANY, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, ACORPORATION OF CALIFORNIA.

CENTER/ING AND SECURING MEANS FOB, ELECTRIC CANDLES.

Application led May 4, 1921.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, WILFRED B. GODDARD, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of the city and county of San Francisco and State ofCalifornia, have invented a new and useful Centering and Securing meansfor Electric Candles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has reference to electric lixtures and more particularlyto electric candle supports.

Electric candles of one type involve a tubular element open at the baseend and shaped at the upper end to simulate the form of an ordinarytallow candle and pro vided with a small electric lamp. The eX- teriorof the tube may be of any color and finish and the tube may be ofvarious kinds of material, as for instance paper pulp or cardboard.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a simple, buteffective and concealed means for securing such a candle tube to aholder or bracket.

A further object is to provide a securing means permanently mounted onthe support but at the same time adapted to be variously set to firmlyfrictionally engage the tube base and hold it without vibration.

The invention possesses other objects and features of advantage, some ofwhich, with the foregoing, will be made manifest in the followingdescription of the preferred form of the invention which is illustratedin the drawings accompanying and formingpart of the specication. It isto be understood that it is not intended to limit the invention to theembodiment shown by the said drawings and description as variations maybe adopted within they scope of the invention as set forth in the claim.

F ig. l is a perspective of an electric candle and its holder orbracket.

Fig. 2 is a perspective of a holder with the improved fastening means.

Fig. 3 is an axial section of the holder with a portion of a tube.

Fig. 4 is a perspective of a different form of support.

The present invention embodies a holder or supporting member providedwith a securing means preferably inthe form of a seto prongs integrallyformed with the Serial No. 466,694.

supporting member and adapted to be bent from their cast or normalposition to best hold the candle tube. The prongs are arranged in agroup so that the lower cylindrical base and open end of a tubularcandle part can be placed down on and around the group, the prongsfrictionally holding the applied tube.

In Figs. l, 2 and 3 a fixture is shown which embodies an annular socketor holder 2 attachable to a conduit or hollow bracket 3 from which theconducting wires pass through the orifice 4 in the center of the holder2. Regularly spaced in a circle about the orifice is a set, preferablythree, of upwardly extending prongs 5 of substantial proportion butpreferably bendable and tapered so as to snugly fit and readily enterthe lower open end of an applied tube 6 finished to simulate a candle.

The tube, or its lower end, is usually somewhat flexible so that it willgive slightly as it is forced onto the securing prongs 5 on the support.

The prongs may be sprung or bent outwarly to fit various sizes or" tubeswith reasonable limits and thus utilized to secure and at the same timecenter an applied tube.

By providing three prongs, a three point contact is obtained, centeringthe candle and forming a tight connection when the tube is pressed downover the prongs. The tubes vary slightly in size and the three-pointadjustable contact insures a tight grip.

A variant of the form of bracket is shown in Fig. l in which the support2.is formed on or applied to an arm or bracket 7 that extends radiallyfrom one side of the support which is notched at 8 for the passage ofthe service wires.

What is claimed is: y

In an electric candle fixture, a support having a bottom, a wallsurrounding the bottom and projecting above the plane thereof, and aplurality of rigid, pliable pegs of decreasing diameter upwardly,projecting upwardly from the bottom and arranged in a circle, said pegsbeing adapted to t within and engage the inside cylindrical surface of acandle simulating member.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set m hand.

y WILFRED B. GODDARD.

